Shotgun at 1206 Canterbury Street

Located at 1206 Canterbury Street in East Austin, this early twentieth-century shotgun house is described as both typical and classic of its building type. It is a wood-frame structure clad in board and batten, raised on brick piers and topped with a hipped roof. Its length runs at right angles to the street, and a simple front porch covers a central door with a transom. Turned porch columns support a bracketed cornice, and a projecting eave with stock moulding overhangs a continuous frieze board. The boards are plain one-by lumber, while the battens are milled with finely detailed edges. The house was built as rental property and passed through several speculators, yet the original builder appears to have taken unusual care with decorative woodwork and carpentry. It was listed for architecture because shotgun houses were once prolific in East Austin but have been disappearing quickly in recent years. The house remains in good condition with no apparent exterior alterations and is still used as a residence.